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VOL. NO. 9.
PIERZ, flORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, February 21, 1918.
No. 36
m OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.
International Falls.—A large number of citizens met with the county
board and discussed the road situation in the county.
W arroad. — The Warroad light
plant made a gain of $300 over all
expenses, including interest on bonds,
during the last year.
Crookston.—The board of education
accepted the bid of J. Kohler for $105
for the old Lincoln school building,
and sold him the structure for that
amount.
Washington.—General Pershing reports Pr^*^*p, Bentley A. Nelson of
Holt, Mi_-_fc^wounded in action February 13. The death of Corporal Gordon E. Gilman of Medford, Minn., from
pneumonia was also reported.
Walker.—At the Cass county farm
bureau meeting held here there were
three applications for county agent,
and the application of M. P. Ostby,
professor of agriculture in Pine River
school, was acted favorably on and he
was elected.
Hallock. — The state fire marshal
has condemned the Pacific hotel
building here and ordered it removed
from the premises within 60 days.
The hotel is a 60-room house, steam
heated, equipped with baths and has
water and sewer connections.
Morris.—The West Central school
of agriculture is holding a tractor
school for the benefit of the farmers
who are operating tractors or who
plan to purchase them the coming
season. About 175 farmers from all
■parts of West Central Minnesota are
in attendance.
Faribault. — August Ruther, on
trial for the murder of his brother-in-
law, August Fiske, was found guilty
by a jury in district court here. Ruther is alleged to have poisoned Fiske
by placing paris green in a bottle of
liquor on September 9, 1917, and was
Indicted for the crime in November.
Pine River.—George Bell has traded his farm near the village to the
First State bank for the corner
building, where the bank was formerly located. Mr. Bell is already
moving in with his family into the
-apartments in the rear. He will
make a number of changes in .the
store building which he will remodel
into a confectionery store and a restaurant.
Alexandria. — Celebrating the formal opening of the new Alexandria
hotel, 200 citizens assembled as the
guests of the Alexandria Commercial
club. Although the hotel has been
in operation for a short time, a banquet was made the occasion for the
formal opening and the entire building was given over to the visitors,
who were received by Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Ginther, the proprietors and
guests of honor.
Duluth. — More than 500 Duluth
'business men gathered to discuss
federal food control measures and
voted unanimously to see that they
are observed in this city. A committee was appointed to force all
grocery stores to curtail sales to the
■ required limit. Nothing but war bread
will be manufactured after this week.
Efforts will be made to increase the
consumption of potatoes for the conservation of wheat.
St. Paul. — Discontinuance of the
Saturday closing order at the state
capitol, adopted three weeks ago as a
feul saving: measure, is announced by
Gustav Lindquist, secretary to the
governor. State departments began
complaining that work is in arrears
because of the extra holiday, he said,
and the number of business visitors
at the building last Saturday exceeded the usual average, despite the closing order. The building will be open
until noon Saturdays in the futmre.
Duluth.—Four months ago Dr. Alden Cwi of this city was notified
through the United States government that his wife had died more
than three years ago while fleeing
from advancing Germans in Russia.
Their three children, born here and
who had accompanied their . mother
to Russia on a visit, are missing
Dr. Cwi has just received a registered letter from his wife that had
been written four months and ten
. days before her death, mailed October
S^ 1914.
^^loose Lake.—Joseph Dvorak, who
was injured when struck by a falling
tree in the woods near here, escaped
from the hospital ■ just before it became known that he is listed in St,
Paul as a deserter. Dvorak, when he
became conscious, asked the attending
physician if he had seen his questionnaire. The physician questioned
a draft board in k, Louis Gau cut a deep
gash in his right foot.
P. H. Bares and R. M.
Stoll returned last Sunday
from a trip to the cities.
Begin to bank today and make
life easier later on. First State
Bank of Genola.
Ernst Schauble took the
train for Minneapolis Monday. His father is taking
his place in the mill.
A. 0. Kuudsen of Freeborn
county bought 160 acres in
Pulaski last week and will
make his home there.
Joseph (-fanser, who was a
familiar laborer here twenty-
five ago, called on old acquaintances last Sunday.
It is reported here that no
shoes exceeding inches high
will be manufactured by the
factories, and only those yet
in stock by the dealers can
be bought.
Aug. and Frank Hainz and
wife of Casselton, N. D. were
here for a few days last week
visiting with their brother
Joseph and other relatives.
They left for their home
Tuesday.
Ed. and Henry Preimesberger who have arrived several days ago left for the
southern part of the state
and Wis. Monday where they
have been working for a year
or more.
Little Falls Business College- - - -
"Where you get a little more
and a little better than elsewhere." School in session until August 1st. You can enter
any time. It's the school for
you. 36-10t
Jos-. Dahmen returned a
few days ago from a visit to
Idaho, Oregon and Washington. He reports that flowers
are in full bloom there and
that in Portland, there is
plenty of rainfall at this
time of the year.
Mr. Farmer, don't forget our
helpful farm loan service. First
State Bank of Genola.
Mr, and Mrs. Alex Johns called at the Frank Wolff home last
Saturday afternoon, also at the
Rychner and Reese homes.
Those that visited at the Chr.
Reese home Sunday were: Mr.
and Mrs. Theo. Rychner and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Wolff and fa tnily and CarlStrom-
ing, teacher in Platte.
Mr. and Mrs. Uriah Debolt
and son Tueslie visited at the
Nelson hc.me Sunday.
Co otiqued on Page 4.
School Report.
Report of school district No.
56 for the month ending Feb. 8.
Total enrollment 32
No. of days taught 20
Average daily attendance 28
Those present every day are:
Lois and Helen Booher, Annie,
Carrie and Esther Yatikoske,
Margaret, Angela and Andrew
Stumpf, Dorothy Brixius, Rose
Klasen, Naomia Foss and Hil-
degard Struber.
A large percent of the pupils
have joined tiie Junior Red
Cross Society.
A Loyalty Soci.ly was organized by the scht-t-1. Caroline
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